1.5 SUMMARY CHART OF VERB TENSES

A.  Simple Present

Example: Tom studies every day

B.   Simple Past

Example: Tom studied last night

C.   Simple Future

Example: Tom will study tomorrow

D.  Present Progressive

Example: Tom is studying right now

E.   Past Progressive

Example: Tom was studying when they came

F.    Future Progressive

Example: Tom will be studying when you come

G.  Present Perfect

Example: Tom has already studied chapter One

H.  Past Perfect

Example: Tom had already studied chapter One before he began studying chapter Two

I.      Future Perfect

Example: Tom will already have studied chapter four before he studies chapter five

J.      Present Perfect Progressive

Example: Tom has been studying for two hours

K.  Past Perfect Progressive

Example: Tom Had been studying for two hours before his friends came

L.     FUTURE PERFECT PROGRESSIVE

Example: Tom will have been studying for two hours by the time his roommate gets home

EXERCISE 7: Overview of verb tenses (Charts 1.1 – 1.5)

Directions: In the Following dialogues, many of the verbs are in italics.* In pairs, in small groups, or as a class, discuss the meanings of the italicized verbs. Name the tenses of these verbs.

1.    A: What do you do every morning?

B: I take a bus to school

2.    A: What did you do last night?

B: I watched a movie on television

3.    A: What are you doing right now?

B: I am working on English grammar

EXERCISE 8: Spelling pretest (Chart 1-6)

Directions: You will be using many verbs in their –ing and –ed forms in the following chapters. Use this pretest to check yourself on spelling rules.

Example: (Cry + -ed)

Teacher: Cried. I cried because I was sad. Cried.

1.    (Hope + -ed)

2.    (Dine + -ing)

3.    (Stop + -ed)

4.    (Plan + -ing)

5.    (Rain + -ed)

(wait + -ing)

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